TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY, WEDNESDAY, 17TH AUGUST, 2022

 

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES

*148,000 workers identifications do not match with Ghana card biometric IDs – Bawumia

*My fuel tank is filled for free – Nana Aba Anamoah

*Cocobod trial: Agongo, Agricult didn’t cause financial loss; bring back Lithovit fertiliser – Farmer

*NDC was robbed of victory in 2020 - John Akologo Tia

*'Ghanaians willing to pay extra': Gabby under fire for tweet on utility tariff hikes

* My removal as Gender Minister will help me focus on my parliamentary duties – Adwoa Safo

*GRA could collect more revenue if inefficiencies are reduced – IMANI Africa

*Don’t implement new Customs law – Vehicle dealers urge government

*New FAO guidelines on calculating agriculture water use efficiency published

*Adwoa Safo responds to her dismissal as Gender Minister by Akufo-Addo

*Murdered Ghanaian Taxi driver: Close to US$100,000 raised for Kutin’s family, US employer to cover funeral cost

*There is a plot to arrest and assassinate me in cells this week - Captain Smart alleges

*Three Opoku Ware SHS final year students arrested for robbery

*Kissi Agyebeng announces ongoing investigation into Airbus scandal

*Former minister summoned for attending Atta Mills’ memorial organised by Koku Anyodoho

*What Alan Kyerematen told Hopeson Adorye after ‘controversial’ comment

*President Mahama sacked me despite helping him become Mills' vice - Nunoo-Mensah

*Complainant under investigation after reporting Atta Akyea to Special Prosecutor

*Protest at Commonwealth Hall after UG suspends hall master, senior tutor

*Special Prosecutor directs Customs boss to provide data as wider probe starts

*US-based Ghanaian faces 50 years in jail over fraud, money laundering

*2 injured, one killed as robbers attack Goil station

*Consul General visits family of Ghanaian taxi driver beaten to death in US

*Four dead in gas explosion incident at Kpassa

*Over 800 changfans decommissioned as Deputy Lands Minister storms Offin River

*Armed police officers take over Legon as Commonwealth residents protest

*People&Places: Rich culture, pomp and pageantry - All the sides you missed at 2022 Homowo

*Choose a flagbearer who is competent and not someone from a certain tribe – Prof. Osafo to NPP

*OSP has not met Ghanaian expectations - Vitus Azeem

*Tariffs Increment: I'm happy Ghanaians are willing to pay more to avoid dumsor – Gabby Octhere-Darko

*Here is why Supreme Court ruled law on licence to grow cannabis in Ghana unconstitutional

*Being stingy, shying away from your alma mater unethical - Tafo Old Student Association

*Minority obstructing government business for political gains - Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

*Ignore reports that Boko Haram has invaded Ghana; we are safe - Interior Minister

*Flood destroys houses in Kumbungu constituency, MP calls on NADMO to urgently support victims

*Government will ensure every community benefits from enhanced policing model – Akufo-Addo to IGP

*$15,000 bounty placed on killers of Ghanaian Taxi driver in US

*Fire kills mother and 2 children at Ohwim

*Northern Regional CHASS threatens to close down schools over lack of food

*One shot dead, others injured in an armed robbery attack in Wassa Akropong

*There is an immediate need to reshuffle as 'breaking the 8' would be difficult - Bukari

*Mahama was better prepared for IMF programme in 2014 – Prof. Bokpin explains

*Hearing impaired students smuggle phones to school for pornography viewing

*John Jinapor condemns Akufo-Addo, Bawumia-led government over 'galamsey'

*Don't be emotional about GLC's undertaking to prospective laws students – GBA President

*Government can and must cushion Ghanaians – Minority rejects tariff increases

*Zambian journalist Jonah Buyoya becomes youngest BBC News Komla Dumor Award winner

*GBA president should not be allowed to make decisions affecting people - Kwaku Azar

*A/R: Bawumia will beat Alan Kyerematen hands down – Nana Obiri Boahen

*Ada MP, Comfort Doyoe cuts sod for road project

*NPP will win majority presidential votes in Savannah in 2024 - Chairman

*NPP’s common enemy is NDC - Nana Obiri Boahen defends ‘embattled’ Hopeson Adorye

*Minority kicks against directive to reserve 30% slot at nursing training colleges for MoH

*Cape Coast-based Youtuber builds library for Afrangua Basic School

*I didn’t miss political history of NPP - Hopeson Adorye justifies ‘anti-Dombo’ comment

*I'm not Alan K's Operations Manager - Hopeson Adorye disclaims

*Akufo-Addo can consider public sentiments for reshuffle - Kufuor Foundation CEO

*AG's advice on 'ritual money' case not ready; hearing adjourned to Sept. 12

*Stop serving foreign foods and drinks at all state-sponsored functions - PPP Chairman to govt

*Cedi depreciation: Ban import of poultry, rice, sugar et al completely! - Nana Ofori to gov't

*‘Ghanaians will be disappointed if we lose election 2024’ – NDC

*Police Service has transformed under Dampare - Akufo-Addo

*N&MC hunts student nurse who threatened to kill patients in viral video

*Heavy security presence on UG campus following Vandals’ protest

*Ghanaian taxi driver murdered in New York; Ghana Mission urges others to take charge of personal security

*Revert to modalities aimed at resolving our power issue – Krobo residents to ECG

*Utility tariff: Inflation will still increase despite mitigating factors – GSS

*Asenso-Boakye commissions new housing project, applauds State Housing Company 

*UG Council’s decision is fair – Prof Awandare on suspension of Commonwealth Hall officials

*Stop absconding after enjoying government scholarship abroad – Public Accounts Committee tells lecturers

*533 ‘ghosts’ busted by Controller and Accountant-General’s Department – Dr. Bawumia reveals

*My removal as Gender Minister will help me focus on my parliamentary duties – Adwoa Safo

*Residents of Afigya Kwabre East angry over bad roads

*Edern Security supports police with motorbikes

*We were mindful of current economic conditions when adjusting tariffs – PURC

*3 Chinese, 3 Ghanaians arrested for mining in Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve

*>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Sulley Muntari pens two-year contract with Asante Kotoko

*Asamoah Gyan steps up training to get back into proper shape for Ghana call-up

*We will beat the Netherlands to prove a point – Black Princesses player

*Kwesi Appiah reacts to Asamoah Gyan World Cup comment

*Meet Jayden and Jordan: Tony Yeboah's talented twins who play for Fulham Academy

*Asamoah Gyan cannot compare his situation to Roger Milla - Mohammed Polo

*Quincy Owusu Abeyie: The talented footballer who became a musician

*Sadio Mane trends after Liverpool struggle in opening games of the season

*Asamoah Gyan declares World Cup intentions, set to hold meeting with Otto Addo

*Why Jeffrey Schlupp should be in the Black Stars squad for the World Cup

*Division in Black Stars 1992 squad was not caused by Accra vs Kumasi rift

*WAFA defender Konadu Yiadom picks Hearts of Oak over Asante Kotoko

*>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Registrar-General’s Department will no longer be responsible for business registration – ORC

*Ghana's economic woes continue to worsen – Prof. Hanke laments

*Cedi nears GH¢10 mark, selling at GH¢9.95 to US Dollar as at August 16

*Black market boom result of rigid nature of transacting in dollars at banks – GUTA

*How the US describes Ghana to American companies and investors

*Today in History: Bawumia commissions Ghana’s largest fertilizer factory under 1D1F

*FLASHBACK: 3 domestic airlines coming

*BoG MPC to hold 'crunch' meeting over economic downturn

*Our meters are not for sale, stop using middlemen to acquire them - ECG

*Cedi depreciation: We talk too much but do little - Prof. Joseph Osafo

*>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES...*

*3 pictures of Bridget Otoo's husband's affiliation with the Accra Grand Lodge

*Frank chose Tracey Boakye over 'chubby' Vivian Jill - Adu Safowaa

*I never spoke to MzVee after I left D3 music group - Angela Bamford

*George Quaye wins US$2-million-contract from McDan

*Dr Ago Tetteh's message to his darling wife, Bridget Otoo

*Men break my heart every day but I move on quickly - Salma Mumin

*After the big butt, what happens to your slim legs? - Kwame Nkrumah Tikese on body enhancement

*Stonebwoy, Merqury Quaye are bunch of idiots – Tinny fumes

*Today in History: I ate human waste to survive – Celestine Donkor

*Sometimes you know someone is a bad person but you still make excuses for them - Bridget Otoo

*>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES...*

*2023: Peter Obi consults billionaire Arthur Eze, Nigerians advice on next move

*African leaders congratulate Kenya's president-elect William Ruto

*Buhari regime full of corrupt officials - Keyamo

*Kenya's Odinga laments 'rape of democracy' after 5th consecutive poll loss

*Obi slams APC, PDP over failure to increase power generation

*Millions of Nigerian youths march in Calabar for Peter Obi

*Nigerians died in 2011, 2015 over Buhari, Jonathan - Reno warns Atiku, Obi, Tinubu’s supporters

*We'll resolve our crisis before 2023 election - APC Chairman

*Missing Kenyan election official found dead – Reports

*Cash-strapped Nigeria implements 5% tax on mobile services

*>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Human remains found in suitcase bought at auction in New Zealand

*Ukraine war: Explosions rock Russian base in Ukraine’s Crimea

*First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19

*Russia blames sabotage as blasts rock another military facility in Crimea

*Biden to sign Inflation Reduction Act into law

*UK workers suffer biggest hit to their wages since records began

*Salman Rushdie is awake and 'articulate' after stabbing attack in New York, official says

*India at 75: Modi says country eyeing ‘developed’ tag in 25 years

*More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Nancy Pelosi trip

*Armenia’s capital Yerevan hit by deadly explosion